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Venus Williams defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3, 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open. She'll square off against 20-year-old Russian Daria Kasatkina, who has yet to drop a set in four matches at Indian Wells.

Serena Williams' comeback was halted by older sister Venus, who won their third-round matchup at the BNP Paribas Open 6-3, 6-4 on Monday night. In other action on the women's side, Sloane Stephens saw her struggles continue.

Venus Williams, a finalist last year, is out of the Australian Open, beaten 6-3, 7-5 by Belinda Bencic on Monday. Her first-round exit followed that of US Open champion Sloane Stephens, who lost to Zhang Shuai despite serving for the match.